Maybe I should've posted in the what are you reading thread but this book deserves its own messageboard, least of all it's own thread. It's that good, although I'm only 100 pages in. My only gripe is that the author infuses his own politics into the material but it's rare and not really that bad.

jgraphix wrote:Wow, Just checked your link out and went to the bottom for user reviews and It does not fair well with the critical crowd.

Weird. That's a shame. Either that or I'm ALF. No, it's really a good read, especially if you're a fan of the show. I'll check out those reviews, but am thinking they shouldn't stop anyone from reading it.

Does Nietzsche justify Bart's bad behavior? Is hypocrisy always unethical? What is Lisa's conception of the Good?...In exploring the thought of key philosophers including Aristotle, Marx, Camus, Sartre, Heidegger, and Kant through episode plots and the characters' antics, the contributors tackle issues like irony and the meaning of life, American anti-intellectualism, and existential rebellion.

Haven't had the time to read it yet, just wondering if anyone has...

Personally, I'm an atheist in the voting booth and a theist in the movie theatre. I separate the morality of religion with the spirituality and solace of it. There is something boring about atheism.

As The Simpsons began its eighteenth season last night, fans will be glad to know that creator Matt Groening sees no end in sight for the show. "My attitude at this point is, as long as the people who work on the show are having a good time, let's keep doing it," he said. "We've always tried to entertain ourselves and figured that the outside world would be entertained if we were making ourselves laugh."

The key is to keep surprising the audience, which he acknowledged has become tougher because the show has "covered a lot of territory" through the years. "But there's a really good-natured spirit of competitiveness among the youngest writers on the staff who basically grew up watching the show and have a great memory for everything that's gone before."

Does Nietzsche justify Bart's bad behavior? Is hypocrisy always unethical? What is Lisa's conception of the Good?...In exploring the thought of key philosophers including Aristotle, Marx, Camus, Sartre, Heidegger, and Kant through episode plots and the characters' antics, the contributors tackle issues like irony and the meaning of life, American anti-intellectualism, and existential rebellion.

Haven't had the time to read it yet, just wondering if anyone has...

It's a while ago -but I bought it quite a while ago, because it sounded great - philosophy and Simpsons humor combined.

I was really disappointed though - because it seemed to me that a lot of the book was trying to explainwhy the Simpsons is funny - and there's nothing less funny than that.

There were several different threads I could have put this in, but who else is watching The Simpsons marathon!? It's glorious. I know it will start sucking about halfway through, but for now I'm reveling in classic Simpsons goodness.

Ribbons wrote:There were several different threads I could have put this in, but who else is watching The Simpsons marathon!? It's glorious. I know it will start sucking about halfway through, but for now I'm reveling in classic Simpsons goodness.

Ive caught a few early episodes. It's pretty exciting and overwhelming.